To the man who will soon marry one of my best friends,
Congratulations. You have won over one of the most incredible women I know. I hope you feel like the luckiest man in the world, because that is what you are.
I regret that I haven’t gotten to meet yet, because we live on opposite sides of the country; but I’ve heard all about you. She brags about the wonderful things you do, and she can’t help but smile when she talks about the adventures you two have together. She seems so much happier since she’s been with you than I’ve seen her in a long time. I hate that I haven’t been there to interrogate you, or warn you that you will have to deal with me if you hurt her, but from what I can tell, you seem like a good man that is worthy of her heart- please don’t prove me wrong.
Even in knowing you are a good guy, I am faced with anxiety and fear to hand her over to someone else to spend the rest of her life with. I have been through the unimaginable with her. We have faced some of the highest points and the lowest points of our lives together. We’ve laughed until our stomachs hurt, stayed up until the early hours of the morning talking about our deepest, darkest secrets and cried uncontrollably together. I have seen her at her best and her absolute worst. I’ve been by her side when she’s hit rock bottom, and have been there to help pick her back up. I know about every insecurity and regret that she’s had to deal with. I’ve seen other guys come and go, leaving her heartbroken and a mess. I’ve been there through it all.
That being said, you can understand why it is bittersweet for me to watch her enter into a new life with you. Although I will always be there for her, I will no longer be her partner in crime - and that is a difficult pill for me to swallow. I find comfort in knowing that you are the man of her dreams, and that you treat her with all of the respect and love she deserves. I hope you can be patient with me as I adjust to the strange, but wonderful idea that she is about to become a married woman.
The role you are about to step into is not an easy one. We both know she can be stubborn, but more than that, that she is loyal, outgoing, strong, funny, loving and beautiful. I believe that being her husband will be the best thing that has ever happened to you, if you put the necessary work into your marriage. Please promise to love her every single day, and to work hard to strengthen your relationship, even on the days when you don’t want to.
I am so excited to meet you, and to hear all about the wedding plans.
Sincerely,
Your fiancé’s future bridesmaid